Lisa Bonet

American actress

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Born: 1967-11-16
Works: 2

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Lilakoi Moon (born Lisa Michelle Bonet), known professionally as Lisa Bonet, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Denise Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and originally starring in its spinoff series A Different World. She earned widespread acclaim and several awards for her role, such as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding…

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Bill Cosby: Walking Free — Self (archive footage)2022
Jellywolf — Receptionist2017
Canvas of My Life — Self2016
Road to Paloma — Magdalena2014
Ray Donovan — Marisol Campos2013
Drunk History — Mary Ellen Pleasant2013
Drunk History — Rosa Parks2013

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Lilakoi Moon (born Lisa Michelle Bonet, /boʊˈneɪ/ boh-NAY, on November 16, 1967) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Denise Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), for which she earned widespread acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986; she reprised the role of Denise in the first season of the spinoff series A Different World.

She also appeared in the psychological horror film Angel Heart (1987), which earned her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Bonet has starred in the action thriller film Enemy of the State (1998), the comedy-drama film High Fidelity (2000), the action drama film Biker Boyz (2003) and the thriller film Road to Paloma (2013). She has sporadically worked in TV acting, appearing in roles such as Maya Daniels in Life on Mars (2008–2009) and Marisol on Ray Donovan (2016).